The National tribune., 1887-05-19

many soldiers who have so long deferred making
applications for pensions do not deserve the ar
rears, because they are themselves To blame for
not having applied long ago. He thinks the
recently-vetOed pension bill was an unjust
measure. as he believes that large portion Of
| its benefciaries would have been men who en-
listed for large bounties and did but little real
service.
J. Newton, Co. L, 18th VT, Os5eo Mich,
| thinks the pension question will be leading
| issue between the two parties for some time to
| come. and he hopes the soldiers will stand to-
gether and vote for the election of men who are
their friends, to whichever party they may be-
| long.
NJ s PrebIe, Co. C, 18th Me-, Presque Isle,
Mich, enjoys reading THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
| but deprecates the controversies between COM
rades. lie denies that the Nineteenth Corps
became panic-stricken at any time on the Red
River expedition. He says the troops which
broke and fed were adiyisiOn of the Thirteenth
| Corps.
G.. ii. Hurd, 37th H., Aurora, Neb., regrets
that he sees so little from survivors of his regi
ment. He says that after the capture of Mo-
| bile the 37th embarked on a steamboat for
Montgomery, but before starting received the
| intelligence of the murder of President Lincoln.
| The feeling among the soldiers was unspeak-
ably bitter, and if they had found the rebels that
day there would have been no prisoners taken.
| While Passing up the river the boat was fired
upon aud one man killed. The soldiers landed
1 and burnt a house from which the firing had
taken place. and the officer in command in
| formed the people that he would destroy every
building within Is miles if the ofense was re-
| peated. The steamer then proceeded to Mont
| gOmery without further molestatiOn.
James A. Underwood, Secretary of the Grip
| pied Soldiers Association, Allegan, Kan, says
| the soldiers in that association labOred dill
| gently in behalf of the Dependent Pension Bill,
and intend to renew the fight in the next Con-
| gress.
Go. AS Pony" 10Th Wis. Trim Belle, Wis,
says his regiment did not engage extensively
in the business Of planting flags on court-houses,
as its efforts were directed TO planting rebels.
He is very glad to see something from his regi-
ment, and hopes more will be written.
| Levi Bishop Humeston, Iowa, wonders why
he never sees anything from the 4th Ill. Cav.
| Nate Frederick, BairdStOwn, Ohio, wishes TO
correct an error in his recent communication.
He omitted the 18th Ohio from the "Hron
| Brigade" He says they thought as much Of
| the 18th Ohio as the lamb did of Mary, and
wherever the 18th went the 10th Ohio was sure
to go. Willich's Brigade was composed of the
18th and 49th Ohio, 32d Ind, 9th Kan. and
S9th Ill.
c. K. Brown, Co. A, 18th Wis, Chippewa Falls,
| Wis, sends printed copy of an article written
| by himself, and published in the Chippewa
| County Independent, replying in the most
| pointed manner to the article in the Chicago
| Times which so justly incensed the soldiers Of
| the country.
Jacob B. Snyder, Tell City, Ind, issues
call for the remuster of Co. K, 49th Ind. He
would be glad to have the addresses of all the
survivors of that company, and roster will
| be kept for their mutual advantage. Names
may be- sent to Comrade Snyder, as above, or to
N. A. LAHORE, Wilsey, Kan.
Elias Peters, Co II, 155th Pa, Sligo. Pa. wishes
I u - al
| Corps it was that fired on the Second Brigade
of the First Division, Fifth Corps, at Hateher's
| Run, wounding large number of men2 He
says there were other soldiers in the army be-
sides the Sixth Corps, and they did their duty
| equally as well.
L. Woodruff, Co. D, 10th H., Cambridge, H.,
says Comrade J. III. Smith is far out Of the way in
placing the 115th, 116th, 117th and 11Sth Ind.
in the Third Brigade, Third Division, Twenty
third Corps. He says that brigade was composed
/ of the 65th and 1l2th Ill, 63d and 10th Ind,
and was commanded by Gen. t. F. Henderson.
VIM. Edmons. Williamstovn, W. Va, asks
Comrade Deuterlein why he left the Both
and 5th Ohio and 4th w. Va. out Of the
| Second Division, Fifteenth Corps. The writer
says his regiment was in the charges of Nay
| 10 and 22 at Vicksburg, and lost heavily in
| killed and wounded. He would be glad to
hear from any of his comrades.
| A. ]. Scribner, Co. /, 9th No., Grand Meadow,
Mimi, has been long looking for something
from the survivors of his regiment, which par
| tieipated in the battles and campaigns of the
Army of the Tennessee, being mustered out at
Little Rock, Ark, Aug. IL, 1866.
| G. K. Stahan, Co. b, 9Th Ind. Cav, Winches-
! ter Ind, gives few recollectiOns of campaign
| ing with that regiment. He says that q march
| from Union City to Jackson, Tenn, in Deem
Der. 1868, was one of the most dreadful Of the
war, the mercury getting as low as 81 degrees
/ halo Mon of fha eold had hai-
hands and feet so badly frozen as to require
amputatiOn. Near little town called Buck
Snort they found the body of a soldier hanging
from tree. with his throat cut from ear to ear.
w. ii. Dyer. Louisiana, No.. sends copy of
an article published in that place in August,
1862, giving an account of brisk engagement
| in which 10 Union men defeated 80 rebels.
The extremely crowded condition of The
| NATIONAL TRIBUNE prevents its publication.
| William j. Beekman, Co. f, 9Th ILL.,, Bangor,
| Wis, referring to Comrade Donaldson's state
ment as to the composition of the Third Bril-
! gade, Third Division, Seventeenth Corps, says
that in the Fall of 1852 the 5th Ill. was trans
ferred from LAWYERS to Stevenson's Brigade,
and remained in the Third Brigade. Third
Division (Logan'sl, for some time after the
| surrender of Vicksburg.
| q. l.. Osborn, Chetek, Wis., suggests that the
soldiers discontinue newspapers which are not
friendly TO their just claims upon the Govern
ment lie THINKS the soldiers have night to
demand a faithful ful6llment of the pledges
made to them when they enlisted.
| The Confederate Capital.
John ]. Brown, Co. ID, 18th Conn, River
head, N. Y, backs Lieut.. Morrison in his claim
that the 18th Conn. was the first Union regi-
ment to enter the city of Richmond on the
morning of April 3, 1865. The writer says it
marched TO the Capitol grounds and stacked
arms within the Enclosure. There was q race
between his division and some eolored troops
| to see which could "get thar" first.
Cornelius Bell. Sergeant, Co. ID, 4th u. 8.
Art, Denver, Ind, says that was the first bat
| terry to enter Richmond on the morning of
April 3, 1865. and had the honor of firing a
national salute from Capitol Square.
Charles T.. Van Wormer, Co. Il, 98th NJ Y,
Amsterdam, n. Y, referring to the article of
Comrade Dryer. who said the 9th VT. double
| quicked into Richmond on the morning of
April 3, 1865, says that he was on picket that
morning in front of Richmond. at Chapin's
Farm, and he is sure that no troops passed the
skirmish-line. At daybreak the regiment was
deployed as skirmishers and advanced into
Richmond. He says 10 is hard to decide which
regiment entered the city first
| s. III. Stocks, Co. A, 18th Wis, Chicago Ill,
claims that the first body of Union troops to
enter the city of Richmond was the First Bri-
gade, Third Division, Twenty-fourth Corps,
composed of the 99th N. Y, 18th Conn, 9th
| VT, 18th Wis. and 1S5th Pa. He does not